Completing and updating your company's Person with Significant Control Register

As of 26 July 2017, it has been a legal requirement that limited companies and limited liability partnerships maintain a Person with Significant Control Register ( PSC Register ) so why is it, after all this time, when I look up a company at Companies House...

Having a contract in writing: why you need one and why it's a good investment

Many business deals are concluded by “Gentleman’s Agreements”. These can work for people and businesses - until there is an issue or uncertainty. Unfortunately, deals and relationships in business can, and do, go wrong for many reasons....

Websites, cookies and data protection

Many online business owners ask me about the significance of “cookies”. They question the need for a Cookies Policy for their website. If you are one of them, the following might provide some assistance. Cookies are text files which contain...

Cyber security - Is your business protected?

In a world where the number of websites, e-mails and electronic files increases on a daily basis it has never been more important to protect your business against threats to cyber security. For that reason the government has published advice for...

Is your website compliant?

In today’s electronic age the vast majority of businesses have a website. Some trade using it while others just use it as a means of advertising (a “brochure” site). What many businesses do not do have is a website that is fully compliant...

The Information Commissioner's Office shows its bite has teeth!

Many of us using email as a regular means of correspondence are aware of just how easy it is to send an email to the wrong person, particularly where we have a number of contacts with the same or similar names. Whether on a professional or personal level,...

If Only...I had used a Software Licence

Most computer users are aware of the existence of “end user” licenses for computer software, even if they are not familiar with the meaning behind the small print. Every time you sign up to a new program for use on a computer, you will be asked...

eBay offers consumers compensation

Online market giant, eBay, could be forced to pay thousands of customers’ compensation after its network servers crashed, halting countless bids in the process. According to eBay, a surge in sellers wanting to earn a few extra pounds before the...